# Panchberya Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Panchberya

Panchberya is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **597 people in 136 households**, the 93rd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 597people (2011)
- 136households
- 86.4%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Panchberya

Of every 100 households in Panchberya in 2011, 32 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Panchberya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****5%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**27%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Panchberya?

■ Panchberya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****764**

**948

Working population ****43.2%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 79.4% for women. 57% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (5%) · **■** Other work 106 (41%) · **■** Marginal 33 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Contai - III

- Belda638 people
- Harigechhya637 people
- Dewan Chak614 people
- Uttar Ramchandrapur598 people
- Rampatra Bar591 people
- Haibatpur589 people
- Barabari577 people
- Olmaidal Bar577 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Panchberya?597 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Panchberya in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Panchberya?86.4% (Census 2011)